If the GOP kicks ass in November, as some predictions would indicate, it will have a startling effect on the mood of the nation AND the politicians that survive November's fight.
While perhaps not quite as dramatic as Newt's 1994 "Contract With America" stuff, the result will be profound. Why? Because it lends credence to the Tea Party movement in all its shapes, forms, and sizes. It sends a very clear message to the American political system that mainstream Americans are pissed off and that efforts taken by the alphabet-soup media to sugarcoat and brushstroke the issues will not fool clear-thinking Americans.
That said, Lord Zero's minions will have already developed strategies for dealing with all that.
And let's not forget Rule #1:
- Politicians' first objective is to get reelected.
Rule #1 will not change, regardless what happens in November.